Rognaix (French Alps, south-eastern France). Company 'Les caves d'Affinage de Savoie', cheese ripener. Washed-rind Tomme cheeses ripened with beer
Rognaix (French Alps, south-eastern France). Company 'Les caves d'Affinage de Savoie', cheese ripener. Washed-rind Tomme cheeses ripened with beer.
  • Hotter and drier summers are making it harder for French cheesemakers to meet traditional standards.
  • Some cheesemakers are still experimenting while others are calling for the rules to be changed.
  • Climate change also threatens foods like Georgia peaches and Alaska snow crabs.

France has famously strict standards for how its quality cheeses are made, but some cheesemakers say they're getting harder and harder to meet.